Dr. Yao-Jan Wu is a professor of transportation engineering in the Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics Department and the Executive (Founding) Director of the Center for Applied Transportation Sciences (CATS) at the University of Arizona (UA). He holds PE licenses in Arizona and Missouri. Currently, Dr. Wu is the faculty advisor of the UA Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) student chapter. He has served as the Principal Investigator (PI) or Co-PI of over 40 national/international research projects.
Dr. Wu has more than 100 refereed publications, including more than 60 journal publications. He has presented his research findings more than 100 times at national and international conferences and invited speaker events. Dr. Wu’s research interests highlight a strong connection between information technology (IT) and traditional transportation research.